The Health of Men And Women

This comprehensive text looks in detail at important patterns in men and women's health. It takes account of the ways in which sex and gender interact, both with each other and with other forms of difference, such as race, ethnicity, and socio-economic disadvantage. In addition to drawing on data and debates from the US, UK, and other industrialised nations, it examines health in developing countries, giving the book a strong international and comparative focus. As well as discussing a range of health related behaviours, such as diet, exercise, alcohol, smoking and drug use, the book explores in depth topics such as mental health, morbidity, and reproduction.'The Health of Men and Women' is written particularly with the needs, interests and abilities of upper-level undergraduate students in mind. It will be of particular interest to those studying medical sociology, or the sociology of health and illness, but will also be highly relevant to courses on the sociology of gender, inequalities, race and ethnicity, and a range of other key sociological issues. It will also be of interest toresearchers working in the field of gender inequalities in health.

Sarah Payne is senior lecturer in social policy at the University of Bristol